Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE SOMALI BANTU ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY WITHIN AND AMONG THE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES COMPRISING NOT ONLY THE SOMALI BANTU COMMUNITY, BUT ALL REFUGEES, IMMIGRANTS, AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF SERVICE.
GENERAL NUMBER SERVED MONTHLY: 2900-6,012 AGES: 27% CHILDREN (AGES UP TO 21); 57% ADULTS (22-49); 16% (50-PLUS) GENDER: 64% MALE; 36% FEMALE STAFF VOLUNTEERS (REGULAR): 22 AUXILIARY VOLUNTEERS (CASUAL): 25 CLIENTS' NATIONS OF ORIGIN: SOMALIA, BURUNDI, CONGO, ETHIOPIA, UGANDA, SUDAN SAN DIEGO'S EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY (EST.): 30,000 TOTAL OF WHICH 10,000 ARE SOMALI (6,000 ARE SOMALI BANTU) TRANSPORTATION: 1 VAN MAKES AN AVERAGE OF 25-30 TRIPS PER WEEK FOR CLIENT TRANSPORT EMPLOYMENT & HOUSING JOB BANK: 572 ENROLLED PARTICIPANTS (FOR LOCAL JOBS, CHIEFLY SEASONAL OR TEMPORARY) JOB READINESS CLASS: 20 STUDENTS PER CYCLE (SIX-MONTH PROGRAM) JOB ASSESSMENT: 64 PARTICIPANTS PER MONTH (ONE-WEEK PROGRAM) HOUSING ASSISTANCE: 232 PEOPLE HELPED ACQUIRING, COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSE AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE (ANNUAL) LANGUAGE & CITIZENSHIP INTERPRETING NUMBER OF INTERPRETERS: 10 LANGUAGES EMPLOYED BY INTERPRETERS: ENGLISH AND SOMALI, MAI-MAI, KISWAHILI, KIZIGUA, PLUS NUMEROUS MINOR AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS LEGAL CASES ASSISTED: 310 MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS ASSISTED: 2,000 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 20 (DAILY CLASSES) ADDITIONAL "PRE-LITERACY" CLASS FOR STUDENTS WHOSE NATIVE LANGUAGES DON'T HAVE A WRITTEN FORM. CITIZENSHIP CLASSES INSTRUCTORS: 1 (1 MORE RECENTLY ADDED) PARTICIPANTS: 200 NEW CITIZENS: 217 HEALTH & SANITATION HEALTH/SANITATION INSTRUCTION (TO TEACH PEOPLE FROM RURAL AREAS GROUND RULES OF LIVING IN DENSELY POPULATED URBAN SETTINGS) INSTRUCTORS: 2 STUDENTS: 40 PER MONTH CLASSES: 2 PER DAY AT SOMALI BANTU ASSOCIATION STOREFRONT SIGNS AND FLIERS TO ATTRACT NEW STUDENTS AVAILABLE AT COMMUNITY CENTERS: ASSOCIATIONS, REFUGEE FORUM, ALLIANCE OF AFRICAN ASSISTANCE, SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, ETC. YOUTH & PARENTING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES (CLASS OF 2019): 130 (TUTORING/MENTORING PARTICIPANTS) SOCCER COACHES: 4 TEAM MEMBERS: 24 GAMES PER YEAR: 13 PRACTICES: WEEKLY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM (UNTIL 6 P.M. SCHOOL DAYS, 1-2 P.M. SATURDAY) STUDENTS ENROLLED: 35 GET HELP (BUDGETING, PERSONAL FINANCE, GANG DIVERSION, SUSTAINS CULTURE, DRUG PREVENTION.) ADULT MENTORS: 4 STUDENTS: 32 YOUTH COMMUNICATIONS CLASSES: 12 STUDENTS (32-HOUR COURSES) PARENTING CLASSES INSTRUCTORS: 2 PARENTS ENROLLED: 40 ANNUAL SPECIAL EVENTS SOMALI BANTU YOUTH (JUNE): 150 PEOPLE DANCE WORKSHOP: 20 PEOPLE HEALTH FAIR: 80 PEOPLE (SCREENINGS, EDUCATION, ETC.) JOB FAIR: 120 PARTICIPANTS LOW INCOME CELL PHONES: 186 PARTICIPANTS SIGNED-UP YOUTH GUN PREVENTION: 27 PARTICIPANTS
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Said Abiyow | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $54,000 |
| Patricia Moore | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Elizabelth Lopez | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Garrett Cullen | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Omar Abdi | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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